Endocrinology specialty service for inpatients: an unmet growing need

Table 1 Grading the severity of disease during the consultation

	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3
	Mild or less	Moderate	High -Catastrophic
Complications of the principal condition	mild or less	Moderate	High
Dependency (on the help of others for daily activities of life such as washing, eating) due to illness	None	Partial	Complete
Risk for morbidity /short mortality	Mild or less	Moderate	High

Any item on the second column would grade patient's status as "moderate; any item in the third column (high severity) would grade the patient's status as "severe" (adopted from reference 9)

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